Will the Gigabyte GA_P35T_DQ6 DDR3 mobo handle DDR2 RAM?

Spon · 15 Jul 2007 at 14:39

Hi,

Im building a new quad core system on a Gigabyte GA_P35T_DQ6 but does this mobo handle DDR2 memory as well as DD3? or is it just for DDR3?

Many thanks
Ian

BUFF · 15 Jul 2007 at 14:58

DDR3 only.
If you want DDR2 & DDR3 slots then both Asus & Gigabyte (P35C-series) make boards.

Spon · 15 Jul 2007 at 15:27

Thanks Buff. A Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R would be a better choice then?

stoofa · 16 Jul 2007 at 01:53

Well if you want both DDR2 & DDR3 support then you have little choice.
Personally when I made the move to a P35 chipset I decided not to even think about DDR3 support.
By the time DDR3 is cheap enough, fast enough and required I'd be looking for a new motherboard anyway.

Spon · 16 Jul 2007 at 08:04

Thanks stoofa i agree with you. I've decided to go with a Gigabyte DQ6 DDR2 board with Black Dragon RAM

robj20 · 16 Jul 2007 at 09:23

Spon said:
Thanks stoofa i agree with you. I've decided to go with a Gigabyte DQ6 DDR2 board with Black Dragon RAM

Excellent choice in board i have the same one, its a pleasure to work with.

stoofa · 16 Jul 2007 at 10:20

Spon said:
Thanks stoofa i agree with you. I've decided to go with a Gigabyte DQ6 DDR2 board with Black Dragon RAM

I've got the exact same board, however I'm running it with 4x 1GB DDR2-1066 Crucial Ballistix.
It is a nice board.

MumboJumbo · 16 Jul 2007 at 11:02

Is it worth the extra money over the DS4?